Erasmus Mundus MA Special and Inclusive Education

Erasmus Mundus MA Special and Inclusive Education

This 16-month full-time programme is taught in English in the UK, Norway and the Czech Republic. It is an EU-approved programme with three partners:
 

• Roehampton University (London, UK)
• University of Oslo (Oslo, Norway)
• Charles University (Prague, Czech Republic).

The programme also offers an optional third country placement in either South Africa or Malaysia: 

• Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia
• University of KwaZulu-Natal (UKZN) in Durban, South Africa

The final award is a joint degree between all the EU partner universities. The EU partners equally contribute to the whole programme and share responsibility for its delivery.

Students spend equal time in each EU country completing taught modules in the partner institutions. The programme requires successful completion of 90 ECTS (UK equivalent is 180 credits at masters level).

The programme starts in London in September with a formal induction programme involving all EU partners and the students are then taught in London until December. In January the group goes to Oslo (Norway) where they are based until March.  From April until June, students go to Prague (Czech Republic) to complete their last taught module.

Students are then based in the most appropriate country to complete their dissertations over the remaining six months. During this time there is an opportunity to spend 2 months (Aug-Sept) at a university in a third country, either USM in Malaysia or UKZN in South Africa where students will be able to engage in comparative study. The third country experience is optional for students and takes place during academic term time in the third country institutions.

See the full programme details for 2011 entry.

Further information

• About the programme
• Partner institutions
• Fees and scholarships
• Entry requirements and applications
• Accommodation
• Visa information

Programme objectives:

• enhance professional skills required to influence good practice in SIE at all levels of the education system, through observation and engagement with educational institutions
• enhance the knowledge of those professionally involved in SIE policy and practice in Europe and internationally
• promote a clear understanding of SIE across Europe and internationally at the level of related definitions, exploration of relevant legislation and the range of policies affecting SIE, leading to consideration of the nature of provision for children with a range of ‘special needs’ within an international context of educational practice.
• engage in comparative research activities for the enhancement of professional practice at various levels in education to support the needs of individuals experiencing a range of barriers to learning and participation in schools and communities, including those identified as having special needs .
• enable collaborative and cooperative exchanges of knowledge, understanding and practice across a range of international contexts
• facilitate collaboration between three EU Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) around their current courses in SIE, as well as institutions in two third countries, Malaysia and South Africa, which are reputable within their own contexts in terms of meeting current demands of schools, teachers and other practitioners within the system.
• plan, implement and evaluate practice-based enquiry, with a view to improving and developing practice within a selected European and international context
• disseminate research findings and provide feedback for further research and development
• develop and establish a commitment to the importance of theory, research and critical enquiry for enhanced competence in professional practice in a range of national and international contexts.